President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on a priority list for support and investment. This follows the devastating…
The global partners, an NGO, announced a new effort: “The Big Catch-up”, to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunisation progress lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. It said in a statement on Monday that the pandemic saw essential immunisation levels…
UEFA will announce economic sanctions on ten teams in Europe for non-compliance with Financial Fair Play in the 2020/2021 season, including Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, Times reports. The season in which the irregularities regarding economic control were committed coincides with…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) describes the COVID-19 pandemic as a defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest challenge faced since World War II. The UN agency argues that since COVID-19’s emergence in Asia in 2019, the virus…
The primary healthcare agency in Edo has appealed to Edo residents to vaccinate and continue to wear their facemasks in order to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mrs Irene Uabor, Health Education Officer of the Edo State Primary…
By Seun Ibiyemi Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said it has disbursed over N3.trillion in intervention loans as part of efforts to facilitate economic recovery and generate employment opportunities since the wake of the…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appealed to Islamic clerics (Ulama) to be in the forefront of the spiritual fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, made the appeal at…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer around the world. Dr André Ilbawi, from WHO’s Department of Non-communicable Diseases via Zoom, in Geneva on Wednesday, ahead of World Cancer Day,…
By Abba – Eku Onyeka, Abuja The Woman Leader, Abuja the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs), Amb. (Mrs) Rachael Adewumi has enjoined market traders and the FCT COVID – 19 taskforce to synergize…
Disturbed by the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and violation of protocols, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has banned all social gatherings in the state until further notice. Fintiri gave the directive in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, …
